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Your trying to say that when you become a Christian, that's it. You can live any lifestyle you want as a Christian, go ahead and sin all you want. That's what your saying. In other words, Christ reconciled us and there is no response required by us. We do not need to walk by the Holy Spirit...

Your not reading the text accurately. You are ignoring the strong warning that Paul gave to the Galatians. Galatians 5:18-21 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior...

You do not understand. We are only saved by the grace of God. Yet, we are in a tremendous war as a Christian. A battle between the Spirit within and our the desires of our flesh for one. Many do not survive this first conflict. We are also enlisted as soldiers in a lifelong battle with the...

Of course it does, the great nation of Israel fell from grace. That was the example set for us. Paul had witnessed many folk falling away from Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:13-14 Hold on to the example of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus...

You are contradicting Paul's warning to the Galatians. Galatians 3:1-2 You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? This is the only thing I want to find out from you did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law, or by...

I agree that attempting to follow a legal system or a set of rules is contrary to salvation by grace. We are required to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. The deeds of...

Choosing Jesus and not shrinking back is an active Christian life. Whether all the believers in Galatia called on Jesus throughout their lives is unlikely. Paul is optimistic but Paul is no fool.

As long as you are walking in the Spirit. We must endure and remain fixated on Jesus to rescue us from ourselves. You speak as if there is no cost to following Jesus?

You are ignoring the warnings Paul gave to every church. We must endure everything that is hurled against us. You must reject your own personal passions and desires. Here is a simple example from the Scripture demonstrating what falling away means. Galatians 5:4 You have been severed from...

You are struggling now and that is obvious. You are under the impression that folk who practice the deeds of the flesh, Galatians 5:19-20. Are not believers and magically cannot pursue holiness and love. Was the letter to the Galatians addressed to the church in Galatia, believers I would...

You are in denial of the doctrine of Godliness. Galatians 5: 19-21 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy...

There is a serious difference in the way we read and understand the scripture. I asked you to explain the difference between 'destruction' and the 'lake of fire'. I see 'destruction' and the 'lake of fire' as identical. Galatians 6:8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will reap destruction...

You stated the following. There's more than one way to skin a cat as they say and "destruction" doesn't always mean the lake of fire. I see 'destruction' and the 'lake of fire' as identical. Can you explain the difference for me?

How do you read the following verse? Hebrews 10:39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.

Apostasy: an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith. To fall away from Jesus is apostasy. The author of Hebrews warned the Hebrews to not trample underfoot Jesus Christ. That is apostasy and that cannot denied. The discipline of a disciple by Jesus has...

You can discard all the personal remarks such as the one below. You can't keep ignoring all the verses that show the fidelity of God to not rescind His promises and what He begins... If you read my previous post I concentrated only on the letter to the Hebrews. So that an interpretation would...

I asked Chatgpt to just read the text of the letter to the Hebrews. Without any interpretation, no theology, just the text. Can a Christian fall away from the belief in Jesus Christ. Here is what the text states. In conclusion, the letter to the Hebrews does present the concept of falling...

Matthew 13:21 Yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, immediately he falls away. Matthew 24:10 And at that time many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another. Galatians 5:4 You have...

Probably true. Jesus quoted from Psalms the most.

The truth is that God creates over ninety percent of people to reject Jesus. More so, many of those people God predetermines to commit atrocious sin. He then judges them for eternity for the sin of the rejection of Jesus and moral depravity. A sovereign God is sovereign over all. I think we...